Live bait trap net



Nov.l 15, 1932.

C. F. MYERS ET AL LlVE BAIT TRAP NET Filed Nov. 28, 1951 BY f W ATTORNEYPatented Nov. f 15, 1932 UNITED STATES OIIARLFS F. MYERS AND WILLIAM'H.'RFIsNEIa OF IIAGriRs'ro'vs'r'N,l MARYLAND, As-

, l sIGNoRs To THE W. H. RFIsNER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF -HAGERSTOWM iMARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND LIvF FAIT TRAP lNET i Y Applicationmea November as, 193i. serialfNo. 577,800.

V lprovide a simplified construction of livevbait trap net-and securingmeans therefor which is capableof manufacture inexpensively `andon aquantity production'basis. v

VAnother object of our invention .is to provide `a frame constructionand locking means fOrInaintainiDg the framey in spread position whenutilizing the net for entrapping fish or bait. i 4 i i 1 Still anotherobject of our inventionis to provide a simplified construction of'hingedevice for the frame members of a live bait trap in association withfasimplified construetion of locking means for supporting the Vframemembers in spread position preparator tothe entrapping of fish or bait.p

ther and further objects of our invention reside in the construction ofhinge member for the frame members of alive bait trap net as set forthmore fully in the specification here- ,inafter following by reference tothe accom- Ypanying drawing, in which: I

igure l is a perspective view of the live bait trap net of ouryinvention in spread operative position and about to be raised from the3o water; Fig. 2 is a perspective vview showing the frameworkconstituting part of the net vin partially collapsed osition; Fig.3 is'a similar view showing t e net completely folded and an outer canvaslcasing aboutto be aplied- Fig. 4 is a side elevationfon the enargedscale showing the upper rigidly fixed Vcollar,'and adjacent parts of theframe; Figs. 5 and 6 are detailed horizontal views taken oncorrespondingly numbered lines of Fig.` 7 g k4.0 Fig. 7 is an enlargedsectional view taken through the upper end of the hinged connection forthe `frame members; Fig. 8 vis a detailed vertical longitudinalsectional view through the stationary collar g and Fig. 9 is a-sectional view through a cooperating `lower and movable collar. Y l

Referring to the drawing in detail, reference character Y 1. designatesa central rod -member lha-ving'an eyelet 2 at the upper end 50- thereoffrom* which the live bait trap net is members 12 are each provided withhook `at its ends as shown yat 11. VOne side of the `framemembers 12 arefree to rock'angususpended from line 25. An annular member "ff ormetallic washer member 3 is slipped over the rod 1 and is seated againstthe eyelet 2. The annular member or metallic washer Sis seated againstthe eyelet 2 at theV upper ex- 5 tremty'and is Supported by means ofcylint .drical member 4 at'itslower surface. The cylindrical member1 4has a central sleeve por,- tion 4a' which fits snuglyaroundthe rod l andis secured in position with respect thereto by means of the instruckportions 1a of the rod 1 by which .the material of the rodv lis Y upsetimmediately around the rod 1' forming a ledge upon which the cylindricalmember 4 is supported. The cylindrical member 4 is e provided withradially Iextending grooves l disposed in diametrically oppositepositions. These slots are adapted' to receive vthe ends of framemembers 12 as shown." The frame shaped end portions which arebentvoutwardso cylindrical member 4 1s countersunk at 10 toaccommodate'the twisted ends llof thewire member 8 .so that the wirememberSrand the vtwisted ends 11 thereof lie wholly within the surfaceof the cylindrical member 4. The

larly in the groove 5, sutlicient space between the angularly disposedhook shaped ends 14 and the washer 8- being allowed to. permit swingingmovement of the frame members 12. WhenV the frame members V12 spread toalimiting position the hook shaped ends 14 rock or move angularly in thegrooves 5.. v The metallic washer 3 serves as a limiting abutment forthe hook shaped ends `14 when 95 stresses tend tok force the framemembers v12 against the `coniining wire 8. The central rod 1 is upsetVat 1b intermediatefthe' ends member 15 is adjustable along rod 1 and issecured in position by set screw device 16. There are four radiallyextending grooves 17 in the slidable member l5, the upper portions ofWhicliare connected by an annular external groove 19.

The main frame members 12 for the live bait trapl net each haveintermediate -su-pports connected thereto at 21 v vhich supports arepivotally connected at 21d to the frame members 20. Frame members 20 areflattened at the ends 20ct and are each pierced for the passage of aWire 18 therethrough, Which Wire is secured in annular groove 19 inslidable member 15 and serves as a securing means for the pivotalconnection of frame 'members 2()t to the slidable member 15. The framemembers 2O when spread radially serve to stretch the main frame members12 in such 'position that fthe net 24 which is connected tothe endsofthe main frame members 12 be stretched laterally. The main framemembers 12 are flattened at vthe ends 22 'thereofand provide connectionsto the corners 23 ofthe net 24. When the net is in collapsed position asrepresented for exi ample in Fig. 2 the adjustable member- 15 is Whollyremoved from central rod 1. When 'the net is in stretched position thesleeve 15 is inserted over the rod land abuts against j the stop-1b` onrod 1.' The net may be collapsed to a small area andvvrapped around theframe members 12 and then encased in a Yprotective cover indicated at 26in Fig. 3.

A draw cord 27 is provided at the end of the casing 26 sor-that the netand frame may be :entirely protected d uring transportation.

We have found the hinge and frame conlimitations upon our inventionare'intended other than are imposed bythe scope of the ap ended claims.i

Vhat We'vclann as new and desire to secure Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is as follows I 1. In a live bait trap net, a frame structureincluding a rod member, an eyelet formed Y,on the end of the rod member,a vcylindrical device carried by said rod member, radially extendinggrooves in said cylindrical device,

an annularly extending groove on said cylindrical device, frame membersfor said net having hook shaped endsV projecting into said radially.extending grooves, and a Wire member' Wound around the annularlyextending groove and under the hook shaped ends of vsaid frame membersfor securing said frame ,members inposition free to angularly rock Withrespect tosaid central rod member.

2., In a live bait trap net, aframe structure, including a central'supporting rod, a

Locales cylindrical sleeve member carried by said rod, a multiplicity ofradially extending grooves, frame members having hook shaped endsprojecting into said radially extending grooves, anannulargrooveextendin'g laterally of said cylindrical sleeve-member, and a iWire member disposed in said annular groove for. eonlining the hookshaped ends of said frame members"WithinV said radially eX- ten-din-ggrooves and .free to rock therein with respect to said frame members.

Safin a live bait 4trap net, a central rod member, a cylindrical sleevesecured adjacent oneV endLof said centralrod member, said cylindricalIsleeve having radially disposed grooves form-ed therein, frame membershaving hook shaped ends extendingI into said radially disposed grooveswith the ho'ok'sh'aped portions having their concave sides directedtoward the outside of said radially extending grooves, an. annulargroove extending later'- ally of said cylindrical member, arecess' inone side of said cylindrical memberadjacent the lateral annular groove,and a Wire' member Wrapped around the laterali` annularf groove With theends thereof united in s'aid recess for confining the hook shaped endsin positions free to angularly rock to a position for supporting the netin spread relation.-

4. In a live bait trapn'et, a' centralA rorl ting against the eyelet endthereof, a cylindrical member secured on said rod in abutment againstsaid Washer, said cylindrical member havinga plurality ofradially'extending grooves,frame members' having hook shaped endsextending into said grooves,'a laterally extending annular ygroove onsaid cylindrical member, a Wire member extend- "i ing around said grooveand engaging beneath the hook shaped ends of said frame members,

a sleeve adjustable along said rod, longitudinally extending grooves inAsaid sleeves corresponding tothe radially lextending grooves in saidcylindrical member, auxiliary-frame '95 having an eyelet' `attheextrem'ity thereof, a v vWasher. member carried by said r'o'dandabut'- members having theirl ends pivotally' mounti ed in the`longitudinal'ly'Y extending grooves in said sleeves and havingl theirVother ends pivotally connected With thev aforementioned frame members,said sleeve beingl adjustable Yto selected positions` along said centralrod a for moving said frame members to a position for spreading the netsupported thereby,

While angularly rocking the hook shapedends'of said first mentionedframe members `in the grooves provided in said cylindrical member.

5. In a live bait trap net, a central rod member, a cylindrical devicesecured to one end of said rod, said cylindricaldevice haviing aplurality of radially disposed. grooves therein, a laterally extendingannulary groove 'formed on thee'xterior of said cylindrical device, amultiplicity of framev members ex-'f izo tending into said grooves, eachof said frame members having a hook shaped end with the concave portionof the hook shaped end of each frame member facing outwardly in theirrespective grooves, a band member en aged beneath the hook shaped endsof said graine members and disposed Within said laterally extendingoove, and an adjustable sleeve shiftable a ong said rod member for'selectively movng said frame members to different angular positions insaid grooves.V

In'testimony whereof, we aix our signatures.

CHARLES F. MYERS. WILLIAM REISNER.

